Matt Murnane
If 2015 morphs into a year of unprecedented success for world-beating 17-year-old Lydia Ko, as it is expected to, the New Zealand phenomenon will look back at her victory at this year’s Australian Open as the birthplace of that dominance.

Golf

Jon Tuxworth
Canberra golfer Matt Millar is within striking distance of his first title at a four-round tournament after surging to the equal lead of the Queensland PGA Championship at Toowoomba's City Golf Club.

Matt Murnane
Katherine Kirk is a fighter, she has proved that over the past fortnight, but she will need her best punches on Sunday if she is to knock world No.1 Lydia Ko off the path to an Australian Open crown she has seemed destined to win all week.

Matt Murnane
Defending champion Karrie Webb would need a miracle to win this year's Australian Open, one that would make her incredible comeback at last year's event look like a mere formality, but the world No.8 will at least leave Royal Melbourne with a satisfying memory this week.